He cannot afford to marry.

He can't afford to get married.

Tom can't afford both.

For it is the poorest people, who cannot afford any other way of travelling, who opt for package tours.

Europe cannot afford to be taken in by it.

Tom can't afford that kind of computer.

Countries that are just slightly larger can afford to collect income taxes in a fairer way.

With no limit, profligate countries could go on a spending spree at the expense of thriftier ones.

The EU cannot afford to isolate itself, or misunderstand the geopolitical forces at play, yet again.

America can easily afford to do better, of course.

The international community cannot afford to postpone reform.

Tom couldn't afford to buy the bicycle he wanted.

Further trouble in the form a steeply declining economy is something it cannot afford.

Some argue that the global economy cannot afford adaptation.

But this is low hanging fruit that societies cannot afford to pick.

Her father can afford to give her a big allowance every month.

In an increasingly dangerous, ever more interconnected world, Britain cannot afford to make its most important collective decisions based on delusions.

A spiral of frustration and antagonism must not be allowed to develop.

The talks being held now are an opportunity that neither side can afford to miss.

Yet no country can afford to ignore the transformation.

Smaller households in rich countries waste more per person, because it is harder to put everything to use, while richer households add waste when they can afford to buy extra just to be on the safe side.

It is only because they were Austerians before the crisis that they could afford to be Keynesians afterwards.

Given the diversity of issues covered under this directive , the issuer 's home Member State should be allowed imposing more stringent or additional disclosure requirements .

The technology of the information age has given us the possibility to invest our time in ways that once only the most powerful could afford.

Specifically , the use of value dating to the disadvantage of the user should not be permitted .

The struggle for influence in Ukraine is a game that Putin cannot afford to lose.

This may not seem fair, but, with more refugees landing on Europe s borders every day, EU leaders cannot afford to delay action.

In an increasingly services led, labor intensive economy, China s economic managers can afford to be more relaxed about a GDP slowdown.

China s Southeast Asian partners cannot afford to ignore these efforts.

After she lost her job, she couldn't afford to feed her dogs, so she gave them away.

Another of tolerance must be allowed for the effects of gravitational perturbations (primarily solar and lunar).

In this regard , flexibility should be allowed as regards the extent of information on the payer on a risk sensitive basis . In addition , the accuracy and completeness of information on the payer should remain in the responsibility of the payment service provider of the payer .

His nationalist credentials were so impressive that he could afford to be relatively easy on former enemies.

Many pensioners die in Britain because they cannot afford to heat their homes.

By contrast, the world s hungry poor waste very little, simply because they cannot afford to.

By contrast, those who rule according to a shared belief cannot afford to negotiate, for that would undermine the belief itself.

We have to acknowledge that even among those who believe that sensible use of nature is permitted, there are many cases of abuse.

Where there is no risk of confusing reproductions of euro banknotes with genuine euro banknotes however , such reproductions should be permitted .

Given the weak state of Europe s banking system, accumulating too much capital is not a luxury that the EU can afford.

Hope, they argue, is critical to aid recovery, and a bleak diagnosis should not be allowed to kill it.

When countries become sufficiently rich, they can afford cleaner technology and begin to enact environmental legislation to reduce outdoor air pollution, as we now see in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile.

For this , certification authorities should be allowed , in principle , to provide certification for all SEPA card schemes .

The ECB understands that such medals and tokens are considered to raise only very marginal risks of confusion and should be permitted .

Putin cannot afford to return to the pre Crimean status quo, which would be viewed domestically as a major political defeat.

We have already said that reductions in internal support will lead to a reduction in export refunds as the difference between the Community's internal price and world prices reduces.